Ice hockey team in Bietigheim-Bissingen, Germany
SC Bietigheim-Bissingen, also known as the Bietigheim Steelers, is a professional ice hockey team based in Bietigheim-Bissingen, Germany. They currently play in DEL2, the second highest-level league in Germany.
History
The club was created as SC Bietigheim-Bissingen-Kornwestheim e.V. in 1988. In 1991, they were renamed SC Bietigheim-Bissingen. In 2000, the club was promoted to the 2nd Bundesliga. They played the next 20 seasons in Germany's second-tiered ice hockey league, the DEL2, before they were promoted to the Deutsche Eishockey Liga for the 2021–22 season.
The Steelers enjoyed a two-year tenure in the top flight DEL before finishing last in the 2022–23 season which sealed relegation to return to the DEL2 for the 2023–24 season on 1 March 2023.[1]
Honours & Achievements
- DEB-Pokal champion: 2012, 2013
- 2nd Bundesliga champion: 2009, 2013, 2021
- 2. Liga Süd champion: 1997
Season by season records
Tier |
Season |
Games |
Won |
OTW |
SOW |
Tie |
OTL |
SOL |
Lost |
Points |
Goals for |
Goals against |
Rank |
Playoffs
|
2 |
2. Bundesliga 1999–00 |
50 |
25 |
— |
— |
— |
5 |
— |
20 |
76 |
190 |
183 |
8 |
Lost in quarterfinals
|
2 |
2. Bundesliga 2000–01 |
44 |
24 |
— |
— |
— |
7 |
— |
13 |
76 |
173 |
146 |
4 |
Lost in quarterfinals
|
2 |
2. Bundesliga 2001–02 |
52 |
31 |
— |
— |
— |
7 |
— |
14 |
94 |
207 |
178 |
3 |
Lost in semifinals
|
2 |
2. Bundesliga 2002–03 |
56 |
36 |
— |
— |
— |
8 |
— |
12 |
107 |
219 |
182 |
1 |
Lost in semifinals
|
2 |
2. Bundesliga 2003–04 |
48 |
25 |
2 |
— |
— |
2 |
— |
19 |
81 |
197 |
152 |
6 |
Lost in semifinals
|
2 |
2. Bundesliga 2004–05 |
52 |
23 |
5 |
— |
— |
4 |
— |
20 |
83 |
183 |
171 |
8 |
Lost in quarterfinals
|
2 |
2. Bundesliga 2005–06 |
52 |
26 |
8 |
— |
— |
6 |
— |
12 |
100 |
180 |
137 |
3 |
Lost in quarterfinals
|
2 |
2. Bundesliga 2006–07 |
52 |
21 |
5 |
— |
— |
8 |
— |
18 |
81 |
156 |
149 |
9 |
No playoffs
|
2 |
2. Bundesliga 2007–08 |
52 |
22 |
1 |
1 |
— |
3 |
4 |
21 |
77 |
130 |
129 |
7 |
Lost in quarterfinals
|
2 |
2. Bundesliga 2008–09 |
48 |
32 |
1 |
3 |
— |
1 |
1 |
10 |
106 |
177 |
97 |
1 |
Champions
|
2 |
2. Bundesliga 2009–10 |
52 |
24 |
2 |
5 |
— |
3 |
3 |
15 |
92 |
150 |
120 |
4 |
Lost in semifinals
|
2 |
2. Bundesliga 2010–11 |
48 |
14 |
6 |
0 |
— |
3 |
4 |
21 |
61 |
129 |
159 |
10 |
Lost in Pre-Playoffs
|
2 |
2. Bundesliga 2011–12 |
48 |
15 |
0 |
2 |
— |
4 |
4 |
23 |
57 |
165 |
177 |
11 |
No playoffs/ Relegation
|
— |
Abstiegsrunde 2011–12 Relegation Round |
8 |
4 |
1 |
— |
— |
0 |
— |
3 |
14 |
25 |
17 |
2 |
Saved
|
2 |
2. Bundesliga 2012–13 |
48 |
29 |
1 |
1 |
- |
2 |
4 |
11 |
97 |
181 |
135 |
1 |
Champions
|
Players
Current roster
Updated 21 March, 2023.[2][3]
Coaching history
- Richard Piasecki, 1989–1990
- Danilo Valenti, 1990–1991
- Richard Piasecki, 1991–1992
- Jan Mancar, 1992–1993
- Petteri Lehmussaari, 1993–1995
- Wolfgang Rosenberg, 1995–1996
- Petteri Lehmussaari, 1996–1997
- Doug Kacharvich, 1997–1998
- Tom Pokel, 1998–2001
- Gary Prior, 2001–2002
- Daniel Naud, 2002–2004
- Uli Liebsch, 2004–2006
- Michael Komma, 2006–2007
- Christian Brittig, 2007–2010
- Danny Held, 2010–2011
- Kevin Gaudet, 2011–2018
- Daniel Naud, 2018–2022
- Pekka Kangasalusta, 2022–Present
References
External links